It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

DarkSoulNoHope:It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Congratulations on your takedown of a wholly fictional class of people.

The lavish latte is made with imported beans ($24 per 12-ounce bag) roasted by Norwegian coffee master Tim Wendelboe, a 2004 World Barista Champion and 2005 World Tasting Champion. The licorice powder is "high class," according to Hermannsdóttir, and the brew is also mixed with steamed local organic milk and a special anise syrup imported from Denmark.

DarkSoulNoHope:It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

unyon:DarkSoulNoHope: It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Congratulations on your takedown of a wholly fictional class of people.

Prove me wrong. Where is all the gentrification coming from if it isn't a bunch of trust fund Hipsters who make an area "nice" to live in, which the next cycle is even wealthier people come into that area (to show how "artistic" they are, just by moving there) and price out the so called "artists" (whom are actually Hipsters that priced out the poor people). It used to be that the artists would move into an area for the low rents, maybe open up a shop or two, and eventually wealthy people would move into the area because of how "artistic" it now is, but the cycle has been rapidly increased of pricing poor people out of their homes since the fake "artistic" Trust Fund Hipsters already have money from their parents that quickly increases the cost of living of the area they invade (eventually they get priced out because even mommy and daddy's trust fund won't override the costs of the bankers and businessmen that move there that have new condos and even pricier restaurants).

unyon:DarkSoulNoHope: It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Congratulations on your takedown of a wholly fictional class of people.

FTA: "What's normal in New York?" asks Saki Manavazian, a 44-year-old jeweler in Midtown who spends $5 a day on his cappuccino habit. "I'd try a $10 latte. Nothing really shocks me in New York anymore."

Well, aren't you just so delightfully blasé!

/would also order one//just to see the barrista's face when I send it back and complain about the licorice not being Norwegian enough///yes, I'm that guy

I'm pretty sure the same people who are complaining about this drink Budweiser. It's the only thing that makes sense. Is it expensive for coffee? Yes. Are there other expensive drinks out there people enjoy? Yes. STFU with your poutrage.

DarkSoulNoHope:It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

DarkSoulNoHope:It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

I've never understood the 'fake-rim', fake glasses. As someone who has worn glasses since the age of 7, I just find this absurdly stupid. Why glasses? Why not crutches? Why not an (non-connected) insulin pump? Or leg braces? Or gold teefs that look like braces?

DarkSoulNoHope:unyon: DarkSoulNoHope: It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Congratulations on your takedown of a wholly fictional class of people.

Prove me wrong.

You're the one making a sh*t ton of stupid assertions and painting a whole broad group of people with ridiculously wide brushstrokes, it's your responsibility to prove yourself right.

Where is your evidence that these people are trust fund brats? I have relatives whose friends fall into the category of urban child and wear hipster-ish clothing and sip on PBRs, but they all work for a living. Their affairs are their own. None of them to my knowledge have super rich daddies propping them up. And probably for every one of them there are 10 others that fall into the yuppie category which still means they have to work for a living.

Besides, why do you have such a big problem with these fictional creatures putting their money into the economy through consumer spending if there is strong evidence their "rich parents" are hoarding cash?

bikerbob59:DarkSoulNoHope: It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Sounds like somebody needs a cup of coffee.

Well, hot chocolate for me, or a good energy drink. I never liked the taste of coffee.

Benevolent Misanthrope:The lavish latte is made with imported beans ($24 per 12-ounce bag) roasted by Norwegian coffee master Tim Wendelboe, a 2004 World Barista Champion and 2005 World Tasting Champion. The licorice powder is "high class," according to Hermannsdóttir, and the brew is also mixed with steamed local organic milk and a special anise syrup imported from Denmark.

DarkSoulNoHope:unyon: DarkSoulNoHope: It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.

Congratulations on your takedown of a wholly fictional class of people.

Prove me wrong. Where is all the gentrification coming from if it isn't a bunch of trust fund Hipsters who make an area "nice" to live in, which the next cycle is even wealthier people come into that area (to show how "artistic" they are, just by moving there) and price out the so called "artists" (whom are actually Hipsters that priced out the poor people). It used to be that the artists would move into an area for the low rents, maybe open up a shop or two, and eventually wealthy people would move into the area because of how "artistic" it now is, but the cycle has been rapidly increased of pricing poor people out of their homes since the fake "artistic" Trust Fund Hipsters already have money from their parents that quickly increases the cost of living of the area they invade (eventually they get priced out because even mommy and daddy's trust fund won't override the costs of the bankers and businessmen that move there that have new condos and even pricier restaurants).

The hipsters I know in Brooklyn are dirt poor. Sorry, I know this isn't a factual conversation

Xanlexian:I've never understood the 'fake-rim', fake glasses. As someone who has worn glasses since the age of 7, I just find this absurdly stupid. Why glasses? Why not crutches? Why not an (non-connected) insulin pump? Or leg braces? Or gold teefs that look like braces?

Do you know anyone who wears fake glasses, seriously? I'm sure there are a few, but cmon you seriously think there's some epidemic of people wearing expensive fake glasses?

Most people I know my age wear contacts.

Anyway as far as the fashion sense, fashion changes. My guess is that it has to do with the Hollywood fashion, you see all these people sporting them nowadays. I think they look ridiculous, but whatever floats your boat man.

""What Starbucks did was change coffee from a commodity into a luxury product," says Norton, who explains that drinking coffee became an "experience" that showed someone was smart and cultured."

...and there's your problem right there. Being smart and cultured shows you are smart and cultured. Paying $10 for a cup of coffee shows either a) you are fortunate to exist in a specific balance of coffee-love and level of disposable income, or b) that you are a pretentious douchebag who thinks what you buy is evidence of your intelligence or degree of taste/culture.

I have no problem with Person A, but Person B is the very definition of "hipster' in my book. How do you tell them apart? Easy. Person A quietly, unobtrusively enjoys their coffee, while Person B spends more time texting/Instagramming/Facebooking/Tweeting how much they just paid for coffee than they do actually drinking it, and it prbably goes cold before they have a sip. For Person B, the having others observe their actions is more important to them than the action itself is to them.

Back in the 80's we called them posers, but it wasn't until recently that people of the right age had enough disposable income to truly achieve hipsterdom. There will always be those who would rather attempt to purchase character than actually build character.

DarkSoulNoHope:It is what they are these days, yuppies with parental trust funds who move into an area teeming with diverse life, only to suck away that area of the prior residences at the hands of a newly minted Hipster and his $10 coffee, $200 fake rim-only "glasses", $250 chuck taylors, $100 grandpa hat, $150 pre-ripped jeans (meaning the Hipster didn't rip them himself/herself, sorry George Carlin if I misused that prefix!), as well as the overpriced stores and restaurants that come with such people (and the pretentious douchebag attitude that is expressed when they're around). It kinda floors me how these people don't get that they're the reason gentrification occurs when they talk out about the "plight of the poor people" (but really do nothing about it, despite them having the funding means to hire a few poor people with these businesses they create with mommy and daddy's money) with their fake Hipsterized liberalism.